2005 Presidents Cup

The 6th Presidents Cup was held between September 22 and 25, 2005. It was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, United States. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18​1⁄2–15​1⁄2. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush.

2005 Presidents Cup
DatesSeptember 22–25, 2005
VenueRobert Trent Jones Golf Club
LocationGainesville, Virginia, U.S.
Captains
USA 18​1⁄2 15​1⁄2 International
USA wins the Presidents Cup
RTJ GC
Location in the United States
RTJ GC
Location in Virginia

Format

Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 total matches worth a single point each. Although the number and type of matches played was the same as in previous events, the schedule was slightly altered. Six foursome matches were played on the first day and six four-ball matches were played on the second. On the third day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day. Because of the unresolved outcome in the previous President's Cup, an additional change was made to the structure. Under the new format, the singles matches would go to extra holes if at the conclusion of the 18 hole round the match was all-square and the Cup had not been decided.

Teams

Ernie Els, who was the second ranked player in the International team, did not play because of a knee injury.

United States team
PlayerAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Jack Nicklaus65Non-playing captain
Jeff Sluman48Non-playing assistant captain
Tiger Woods29113158–7–053.33
Phil Mickelson35235236–12–536.96
David Toms38313151–4–020.00
Kenny Perry45410296–3–066.67
Chris DiMarco3758152–3–040.00
Jim Furyk35693137–6–053.85
Fred Funk49733141–2–137.50
Stewart Cink32822144–0–0100.00
Davis Love III4191652314–6–367.39
Scott Verplank4110250Rookie
Justin Leonard3311243133–9–126.92
Fred Couples4517203128–3–170.83
International team
PlayerCountryAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Gary Player South Africa69Non-playing captain
Ian Baker-Finch Australia44Non-playing assistant captain
Vijay Singh Fiji421252512–11–252.00
Retief Goosen South Africa36352105–5–050.00
Adam Scott Australia2547153–2–060.00
Ángel Cabrera Argentina365110Rookie
Tim Clark South Africa29618152–3–040.00
Michael Campbell New Zealand36715141–2–137.50
Stuart Appleby Australia348263113–7–131.82
Mike Weir Canada359322106–4–060.00
Nick O'Hern Australia3310300Rookie
Mark Hensby Australia3411270Rookie
Peter Lonard Australia381238142–2–050.00
Trevor Immelman South Africa2522550Rookie
  • OWGR as of September 18, 2005, the last ranking before the Cup

Thursday's matches

All matches played were foursomes.

International Results United States
Scott/Goosen 4 & 3 Woods/Couples
Singh/Hensby halved Funk/Furyk
O'Hern/Clark 1 up Mickelson/DiMarco
Lonard/Appleby 4 & 2 Leonard/Verplank
Campbell/Cabrera 2 & 1 Love/Perry
Immelman/Weir 6 & 5 Cink/Toms
3​1⁄2 Foursomes 2​1⁄2
3​1⁄2 Overall 2​1⁄2

Friday's matches

All matches played were four-ball.

International Results United States
Campbell/Cabrera halved Mickelson/DiMarco
Scott/Goosen 3 & 1 Couples/Toms
Immelman/Weir 2 & 1 Leonard/Verplank
Singh/Clark halved Funk/Cink
Lonard/O'Hern 3 & 2 Love/Perry
Appleby/Hensby 3 & 2 Woods/Furyk
3 Four-Ball 3
6​1⁄2 Overall 5​1⁄2

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
International Results United States
Goosen/Scott halved Leonard/Verplank
Campbell/Cabrera 5 & 3 Mickelson/DiMarco
Singh/Appleby halved Woods/Furyk
Clark/O'Hern 2 & 1 Funk/Toms
Immelman/Weir 1 up Love/Cink
2 Foursomes 3
8​1⁄2 Overall 8​1⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
International Results United States
Goosen/Scott 5 & 4 Leonard/Verplank
Lonard/O'Hern 6 & 5 Mickelson/DiMarco
Campbell/Cabrera halved Love/Couples
Hensby/Clark 5 & 3 Perry/Cink
Singh/Appleby 2 up Woods/Furyk
2​1⁄2 Four-Ball 2​1⁄2
11 Overall 11

Sunday's matches

Singles
International Results United States
Clark 4 & 3 Leonard
Immelman 2 & 1 Toms
Goosen 2 & 1 Woods
Hensby 4 & 3 Perry
Singh 1 up Couples
Weir 3 & 2 Verplank
Scott 3 & 2 Furyk
Lonard 3 & 2 Cink
Campbell 3 & 2 Funk
O'Hern 4 & 3 Love
Cabrera halved Mickelson
Appleby 1 up DiMarco
4​1⁄2 Singles 7​1⁄2
15​1⁄2 Overall 18​1⁄2

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Stewart Cink1.51–3–10–1–01–1–00–1–1
Fred Couples1.51–2–11–0–00–1–00–1–1
Chris DiMarco4.54–0–11–0–02–0–01–0–1
Fred Funk10–2–20–1–00–1–10–0–1
Jim Furyk43–0–21–0–00–0–22–0–0
Justin Leonard3.53–1–11–0–01–0–11–1–0
Davis Love III2.52–2–11–0–01–1–00–1–1
Phil Mickelson43–0–20–0–12–0–01–0–1
Kenny Perry11–3–01–0–00–1–00–2–0
David Toms11–3–01–0–00–2–00–1–0
Scott Verplank2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0
Tiger Woods2.52–2–10–1–00–1–12–0–0

International
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Stuart Appleby0.50–4–10–1–00–1–10–2–0
Ángel Cabrera2.51–1–30–0–11–1–00–0–2
Michael Campbell32–1–21–0–01–1–00–0–2
Tim Clark2.52–2–10–1–01–1–01–0–1
Retief Goosen4.54–0–11–0–01–0–12–0–0
Mark Hensby1.51–2–10–1–00–0–11–1–0
Trevor Immelman11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Peter Lonard22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Nick O'Hern22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Adam Scott3.53–1–10–1–01–0–12–0–0
Vijay Singh1.50–2–30–1–00–0–20–1–1
Mike Weir22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0

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